C.A.D.C.A.C.

Fishing is from dawn to dusk and only from dedicated pegs.

The club is run as a members club with limited day tickets available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday only at a cost of £ 6.00 per rod and £10.00 for two rods.

Memberships are available. And run from May until April each year at a cost of

£45.00 per adult, £22.50 for concessions and £ 10.00 per child under 16 yrs of age

A one off joining fee of £ 5.00 is payable by new members.

The club also runs matches thought the year on our own water and others close by.

And has a good match following both in summer and winter.

With trophys for all leagues  

RULES

Club rules can be found on the web site and at the lake and must be adhered to at all times.

STOCKS

There is a good head of carp in the lake ranging from ounces to over 20 lbs plus.

There is also large bream and trench plus perch, roach, rudd, gudgeon and chub to be caught. With a massive head of skimmers coming through, this all makes some great fishing.

Crofton Lake is great place to come to visit with its tree lined paths and fantastic scenery and some really good fishing too, what more does any angler need.

At Crofton Lake there is ample parking on site and we provide fishing in pleasant and quiet surroundings.The fishing is from wooden platforms only, most of which have been renewed over the last couple of years. Some of these platforms are double sized. Ideal if fishing with a partner or a child.

There are 6 disabled platforms located close to the car park, which are wheelchair friendly and a disabled toilet in the car park.

The lake has a new hard path which was added this year from the car park all the way around the lake with a wide bridge for easier wheelchair access.

The club has just purchased some land which will be developed as extra car parking space and this will be a welcome addition.

There is also a dedicated Teach-In centre for the younger members of the club to use along with the children’s matches ran throughout the summer.

All coaches and helpers are CRB checked.

We also work closely with Mr Chris Bowman of Borderlines, who is an Angling Associated coach.

The Crofton Estate goes back to the times of King John.

In King John's time, the manor of Crofton was the property of Sir Gilbert, son of Sir Gilbert de Dundraw, from whom it passed, by marriage, to Crofton, the father of Sir John Crofton, whose daughter transferred all their family estates to her husband, Isold Brisco.

For several centuries the estate , which extended to 3000 acres was the ancestoral home of the Brisco family.
Mannix and Whellan’s History, Gazeteer and Directory of Cumberland, published in 1847 says of the Crofton estate:-

"the deer park contains between 140 and 150 acres, inclosed with a wall near eight feet in height," that "in the park is a fish pond of twelve acres, stored with carp and tench,"

The Estate fell on hard times in the 1920s and eventually was broken up.

Unfortunately the great house was demolished in the 1950s, but thankfully Cumbria County Council leased part of what remained of the Estate to the Crofton Trust, a private Charity with an educational remit.

The remains of the estate includes the one-time estate manager`s house and offices, a 2 acre walled garden, 20 acres deciduous woodland, 6.5 acres of agricultural land, a Georgian style stable block, and of course the magnificent Crofton Lake.

In 1991, Carlisle & District Coarse Angling Club took out a lease on the lake and over the next few years deepened the shallow lake, planted thousands of young trees and planted the margins with reeds, flag iris and lillies. The result with a lot of help from Mother Nature is the beautiful place that we can all enjoy today.

Below are the downloadable pdf forms for Club Membership Application, Membership Renewal, and the current Club Rules.

ALL MEMBERS are to make themselves aquainted with the Club Rules are there is a zero-tolerance policy against Members who break these rules which could lead to suspension / withdrawal of Club Membership, without any reinbursement.

Club Rules (will be here shortly)

Membership Application

Membership Renewal

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